Arming teachers is not the solution to school violence, WEAC President Ron Martin says

February 22, 2018

WEAC President Ron Martin told WTMJ TV in Milwaukee Thursday that arming teachers is not the solution to school violence. “I think there’s some danger in creating legislation or policy that allows educators to carry guns in our public schools or even private schools for that matter,” Martin said.

He said policy-makers need to listen to students who are calling for common-sense gun laws in the wake of the deadly Florida school shooting.

“Our kids are telling us what needs to happen and we need to listen to them. We need to listen to them and take their advice.”

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WEAC Region 6 member Sandra Kowalczyk, a Sun Prairie middle school reading specialist, will receive the 2018-19 Wisconsin Global Educator of the Year award in a brief ceremony January 16 during the Patrick Marsh Middle School all staff meeting in Sun Prairie. State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor will present the award, commending Kowalczyk for her work to bring an international perspective to her classrooms and community.